Overview
Lecturer
Laura Cetean-Voiculescu
Seminar tutor
Laura Cetean-Voiculescu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Law - Masters
Field of study
Criminal Sciences and Criminology
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification.
Entry requirements
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Aims
The fundamental objective of this discipline consists in knowing the main regulations in the protection of Human Rights
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Course contents
Part I. Introductory aspects on legal protection of human rights universally
Chapter I. Introduction. International law rights
Chapter II. The protection of human rights within the United Nations
Part II. European system of human rights protection - institutions, principles, mechanism of protection
Chapter I. History. Council of Europe
Chapter II. The catalogue of rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols
Chapter III. The principles of the European Convention of Human Rights
Chapter IV. The current mechanism of protection of rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights
Part III. Rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights
Chapter I. Preliminary Specifications regarding the obligations assumed under article states. 1 of the Convention
Chapter II. Right to Life
Chapter III. The right to be free from torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Chapter IV. The right not to be subjected to slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labor
Chapter V. The right to liberty and security of person
Chapter VI. The right to a fair trial
Chapter VII. The principle of legality of criminal offenses
Chapter VIII. The right to respect for private and family life. Right to marry
Chapter IX. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Chapter X. Freedom of expression
Chapter XI. Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
Chapter XII. The right to an effective remedy before a national court
Chapter XIII. The right not to suffer discrimination
Chapter XIV. Ownership
Chapter XV. Right to education
Chapter XVI. The right to free and fair elections, organized at reasonable intervals
Part IV. Protection of economic, social and cultural - European Social Charter
Part V a. Other systems of human rights protection in Europe
Chapter I. The European Union and Human Rights
Chapter II. Protection of human rights in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Learning outcomes
• Applying theories, principles and concepts in a context determined
• Preliminary analysis of the data, their interpretation, the carrying out of classifications and some conceptual delineations
• Development of Vocational projects using theories, principles and specific methods of entitlement.
Assessment
Written paper – interpretative essay – 80%; continuous assessment – 20%.
Recommended reading
• Cornel Liviu Popescu, "International Protection of Human Rights", Publishing All Beck, 2004;
• Florentina Burlacu, "The European Union and Human Rights", cogito.ucdc.ro/2012/v9ol4n1/7;
• Bianca Selejan-Gutan, "European judicial system of human rights protection", undergraduate course, University "Lucian Blaga", Sibiu, 2003;